Calf weaner



Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALF WEANER.

Application led December 28, 1925. Serial No. 78,062.

This invention relates to calf weaners.

Gne object is to provide a simple, inexpensive, Vdurable and efficientcalf weaner which may be readily applied to or removed from the head ofthe animal.

Another object is to provide a calf weaner embodying among othercharacteristics a frame from which a suitable muzzle or guard issuspended and on which frame a nostril engaging device is freelyslidable so that if the muzzle or guard should become caught inanything, causing the calf to give a backward pull, the nostril engagingdevice would play or slide on the frame and thereby take strain off thenostril engaging device and throw all strain onto the head strap,whereby to eliminate possible injury to the animal.

`With the above and other objects in view, the present inventionconsists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter moreparticularly described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat changes may be made in the form, proportion, size, shape and minordetails without departing from the spirit of the invention as affordedunder the appended claims.

1n the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, there isillustrated a frame composed preferably of fiat metal and comprisingside bars 4 and 5 and a connecting front portion 6, the latter slightlyelevated with relation to the side bars, due to a slight upward bend orcurvature 4 and 5 respectively, in the side bars. l

The rear ends of the side bars 4 and 5 are directed upwardly, as at 7,with loops 8 formed at the upper ends of the portions 7 to receive ahead strap 9.

A nostril engaging device is slidably mounted on the side bars 4 and 5and this device may consist of a pair of arms 10 and 11, each having arelatively large eye 12 and 13, respectively, to loosely and slidahlyembrace the respective side bars. These arms overlap and have theirinner ends curved upwardly to form oppositely disposed nostril engagingknobs 14. At their points of overlapping the arms are pivoted together,as at 15, so that the knobs 14, may be moved toward and away from eachother to permit engagement or disengagement of the arms with or from theanimals nostrils. A removable fastening 16 will prevent movement of thearms on their pivot 15 when the device is applied to the animal formedin the side bars 4 5 and front portion 6, respectively.

By having the nostril engaging device freely slidable on the frontportions of the side bars the calfs nostrils are not liable toI injury.For instance, if the muzzle or guard should get caught in something, thecalf would pull back, and by permitting a free sliding movement of thenostril engaging device on the side bars and the muzzle or guardfastened to the side bars and the front connecting portion thereof, andunconnected with the nostril engaging device, the backward pull by thecalf causes all strain to be placed on the head strap and not on thenostril engaging device. Thus, the weaner is constructed and applied forthe comfort of the animal with little or no danger of injury to theanimal.

That is claimed is 1. A calf weaner comprising a frame including sidebars, a nostril engaging device freely slidable on and suspended fromthe side bars and including pivoted arms, and a guard suspended from theframe.

2. A calf weaner comprising a frame including side bars, a nostrilengaging device freely slidable on and suspended from the side bars andincluding pivoted arms overlapping and having their inner ends curved inopposite directions, the side bars having perforations therein, and aguard having its upper portion disposed in said perforations whereby tosuspend the guard from the frame.

8. A calf weaner Comprising a frame including side bars and a frontportion oonneotngegthe side bars and elevated slightly above the latter,a nostril engaging device freely slidalole on the side bars toward andaway from said front portion, the rear ends of the side bars havingupwardly directed ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set 1n y han d.

ausi-ni R. Davis.

